Alabama flag what does it mean

Andrew on a field of white. The bars forming the cross shall be not less than six inches broad, and must extend diagonally across the flag from side to side. Thomas Owen, director of the Alabama Department of Archives and History interviewed individuals who had been around at the time that the bill was introduced. Historians have also discovered that the flag drew inspiration from the 60th Alabama Infantry Regiment during the Civil War.

In addition, Montgomery is also home to the First White House of the Confederacy, where the first national flag, not the embattled rebel flag, flies. The many national flags of the Confederacy, which go unrecognized by most Americans, do not typically draw ire. Colors The Alabama flag is one of few that only use two colors. It is one of only four state flags to not include blue. Statute does specify the red bars of the saltire be at least 6 inches wide. Previous iteration In , as Alabama left the Union, the Alabama Secession Convention adopted its first official flag.

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